Inkstand.



J. B. NIXON.

INKSTAND.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. so. 1906.

95 1,764; Patented Mar. 8, 1910.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Janus B. NIXON, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have in vented certainnew and useful Improvements in Inkstands; and I do declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to improvements in ink stands.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved cover-operatingmechanism whereby the cover of the ink well may be quickly and easilyremoved as the pen is dipped into the well, and which will beautomatically restored to a closed position after the pen has beendipped.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side view of an ink standshowing the application of my invention thereto; Fig. 2 is a top planview of the same; Fig. 3 is a central vertical sectional view throughthe stand, and the cover-operating mechanism; Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view of the cover-reciprocating member; and Fig. 5 is asimilar View of the operating lever and finger piece.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the ink standwhich com prises a base, 2, in the upper side of which is formed arecess, 3, in which is placed the ink well. Secured to the rear side ofthe base and projecting upwardly above the same is a standard, 4, havingformed therethrough a vertically-disposed channel. In the standard, 4,is arranged a cover-reciprocating member, 5, which comprises a bar, thelower end of which is bent inwardly at an angle as shown at 6, and hassecured thereto a weight, 7, said Weight being disposed in a recess, 8,formed in the lower side of the base and communicating through a notch,9, with the lower end of the stand ard, 4. The upper end of thecover-operating member 5 is also bent inwardly at rightangles above thestandard, 4, and said inwardly-bent portion is provided on its end witha head, 10, in which is formed a notch,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 30, 1908.

Patented Mar. 8, 1919.

Serial No. 465,105.

12. The head, 10, is adapted to be engaged between a pair of parallelears, 13, formed on the rear side of the cover, 14, while the notch, 12,in the head, 10, is engaged with a transversely disposed pin, 15,arranged through said ears whereby said cover is loosely connected withthe upper portion of the operating member, 5.

Pivotally mounted in the upper end of the standard, 4, is an operatinglever, 16, said lever being bent inwardly at right angles as shown at17, and thence laterally to form a curved operating arm, 18, the outerend of which is provided with a finger piece or plate, 19. The lever,16, projects downwardly in the standard, 4, to near the pivotalconnection of the cover-reciprocating member, 5, whereby when the fingerpiece on the operating arm of the lever, 16, is depressed, the lower endof said lever will bear against the member, 5, thus swinging the samerearwardly and drawing the cover back from over the upper end of the inkwell. \Vhen the cover-reciprocating member is thus swung rearwardly, theweight, 7, on the right-angular lower end of the member, 5, will beraised in the recess, 8, of the base so that when the pressure of thefingers is released from the finger plate, 19, said weight will swingthe n1ember,'5, back to its normal position and thus slide the coverback in position over the ink well.

By means of the cover-operating mechanism, such as herein shown anddescribed, the cover of an ink well may be quickly and easily opened asthe pen is dipped into the ink and when the pen has been dipped, thecover will immediately close, thus preventing the evaporation of the inkor the accumulation of dust or foreign matter therein.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing,

, the construction and operation of the inven- & tion will be readilyunderstood without re quiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction, may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as defined in theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. In an ink stand, a base adapted to receive an ink well, a standardsecured to said base and projecting upwardly therefrom at one sidethereof, said standard having a longitudinally disposed channel orgroove in its outer face, a cover carrying lever mounted in said channeland having a laterally extending arm at its upper end and a pivotalconnection at its lower end with the lower end of said standard, coverclosing means secured to the lower end of said lever, a notched headarranged on the laterally extending arm of said lever, an ink well coverhaving a pin loosely and detachably engaged with the notched head ofsaid lever, an operating lever pivotally connected to the upper end ofsaid standard and arranged in said channel beneath said first mentionedlever, a laterally curved arm on the upper end of said operating leverhaving a finger plate 011 its outer end arranged adjacent the mouth ofthe ink well in position for depression by the hand carrying the pen .toactuate the cover reciprocating lever to rcmove the cover from the well.

2. In an ink stand the combination of a supporting base adapted toreceive an ink reservoir, an upright arranged at one side of thereservoir and secured to said base, a lever having laterally extendingupper and lower arms at its opposite ends, the inner end of its lowerarm being pivoted to said base and its other arm extending laterallyover said reservoir, a cover pivotally connected with the free end ofsaid last mentioned arm, an L-shaped operating lever pivoted at thejunction of its arms to the upper end of said upright and having thefree end of its long arm arranged to engage the upper face of said covercarrying lever and a finger piece connected to move said operating leveroutward to uncover the reservoir, said finger piece being arrangedadjacent the mouth of the ink well in approximately the same planethereof and means on said lower arm for returning the said cover tooperative position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JAMES B. NIXON.

lVitnesses VIOLA J. RnYNoLns, LEO PREIS.

